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It'll feel like home for weekend's headline act
KINGSLAND, Ga. - Only music fans with good memories are likely to recall the first time Nashville, Tenn., recording artist Brandi Thornton performed at the Kingsland Labor Day Catfish Festival.
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Beating swords into ploughshares: Veterans Services Director shows 'trench art' collection
Considering his military background, it is no surprise Peter Harvell prefers collecting art made from artillery shells and bayonets to paintings of pastel pansies or Impressionist haystacks.
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Hirst in the Hamptons
In a goodbye to summer and a kickoff to the fall art season, Sotheby's is hosting a party tonight at the Bridge, a golf club in Bridgehampton, to preview the works in Damien Hirst's upcoming auction, "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever." The sale, which will take place in London on September 15 and 16, includes 223 works, all made specifically for the auction. There are numerous works from each of ...
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Art exhibit comes to Santa Paula www.ToAcorn.com Thousand Oaks Acorn
The Ag Art Alliance presents the second annual "Art About Agriculture Exhibit" from Sept. 6 through Nov. 16 at the California Oil Museum, 1001 E. Main St., Santa Paula.
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2:45 p.m. - Ric Castro exhibit at Bank of Guam extended to Sept. 4
2:45 p.m., Aug. 28 — The Bank of Guam-Chamorro Artists Association featured artist of the Month is Ric Castro, a member of the association.
Pacific Daily News |
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Yale Revelation: Renewal for a Building and Its Original Designer
Now seen in its full glory after a major restoration and addition, the once-maligned Yale School of Art and Architecture turns out to be a masterpiece of late Modernism.
New York Times |
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Diplomats Court Obama Foreign Policy Team at Denver Convention
Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Oman's ambassador to the U.S., Hunaina bint Sultan bin Ahmad al-Mughairi, was doing some serious mingling among the Democratic foreign policy elite at the Denver Art Museum .
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Arboretum receives grant to highlight Shields Oak Grove
The UC Davis Arboretum will soon be getting a facelift intended to improve visitor experience, thanks to a federal grant from Museums for America.
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MMA finds its new director
The Meridian Museum of Art has found a new executive director. After three months of searching, the board of directors has chosen long-time board member and museum enthusiast Kate Cherry to take over operations there. Kate will follow Terry Heder who served as the Museum’s director for 18 years.
The Meridian Star |
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Wellston Coal Festival will begin Tuesday
Celebrating the city of Well-ston's rich coal mining heritage, Wellston Coal Festival kicks off Tuesday, and activities continue through Sept. 6.
Portsmouth Daily Times |
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Roundup
SNOMNH open Labor DayThe Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History will be open through Labor Day weekend, including Monday.Holiday weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.
The Norman Transcript |
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World Film Festival: Week 2
Last week we focused on some of the better Canadian films appearing at the World Film Fest, so this week the recommendations will send you around the world, with some high-profile flicks by non-Canucks.
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Japanese artist Fumino Hora explores the notion of a 'second self'
Japanese artist Fumino Hora explores the notion of a "second self" with her "Doppelganger" exhibit at Pittsburgh Filmmakers in Oakland.
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Colonial Festival keeps it real at Westmoreland Fairgrounds
While other area teens are savoring the last weekend of the summer at the pool or the park, 16-year-old Tony Vittone of Unity Township will be reliving history at the 15th annual Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Colonial Festival at Westmoreland Fairgrounds.
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Eats, festivals
ARTS AND DRAFTS FEST -- Thurs.-Sat., Aug. 28-30 -- Brewerie at Union Station, 124 W. 14th St. -- 30 local artists including Andrew Kauffman, Evan Everhart, Brian Sprague, Jeremy Beightol, Leah Hardner, Kristen Bole, Fran Schantz, Ed Glass, Bob Jensen -- artist reception Thurs., Aug. 28, 7-9 p.m.
Erie Times-News |
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Briefs: Xiu Xiu performing at Garfield Artworks
Xiu Xiu is not a diminutive Chinese gymnast, but an experimental band that often is lumped in the art-rock proletariat.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Director Kevin Smith makes a statement with 'Zack and Miri'
Kevin Smith likes to watch porn online, not to get his jollies but to marvel at how extreme the art of exhibitionist sex can be.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Reviving time-worn paintings is an art in itself. Slowly, carefully, Peter Van Ellis works wonders in his Lawrence shop.
"Before" and "after" photographs will document the dramatic changes in Martha Chadwick all a result of her extreme makeover this summer. It wasn't easy or fast, but Chadwick's a different woman today because an expert knew exactly what he was doing.
The Star-Ledger |
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30 artists, three nights of music at Arts and Drafts Festival at Brewerie
The second annual Arts and Drafts Fest brings 30 local artist and three nights of local music and Brewerie drafts.
Erie Times-News |
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A treasure house of art in a sand dune
Doha • Qatar has taken a major step toward becoming the cultural hub of the Middle East with Rafael Vinoly Architects being commissioned to design the Museum of Modern Arab Art.
The Peninsula |
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PHOTO GALLERY: Indiana County Fair, Part 3
Deep rooted spirit... It's always a moving experience, that Indiana County Fair. Hundreds of high school musicians gave previews of the halftime shows they will be putting on over the fall football season.
The Indiana Gazette |
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MIT museum explores origins of mortgages
For the past year, Damon Rich, an architect and urban designer, has explored the connections between finance and homes. It has led to an artistic exhibit called "Red...
Boston Herald |
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£50m masterpiece appeal launched
A £50 million appeal to keep a Titian masterpiece in Britain has been launched. Diana and Actaeon, by the Renaissance artist, is part of the Bridgewater Collection, one of the most important private collections of Old Master paintings on loan to an institution in the UK.
Paisley Daily Express |
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Johnson County commissioner rethinks public art
Nearly two years ago, Johnson County government created a public art program to improve quality of life for residents and attract new culture-class workers to the Midwest.
The Kansas City Star |
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Savor sights of September
Fall into all the fun, festivals and fundraisers month has to offer.
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